Lightning Is the Only Way

The atmosphere intensified again as the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect refused to comply in the investigation.

The Ancestor of the Twilight Council narrowed his eyes as he glared at the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect. "Weaker than you?"

The Sect Master didn't even look at him. "Yes," he answered.

The Ancestor waited for further clarification, but nothing came, resulting in him becoming quite angry.

"So, you admit that you were the one?" the Ancestor asked with a threatening tone.

"Don't try to change the topic with baseless accusations," the Sect Master said calmly. "You know that your threat is empty and that you don't believe me."

Then, the Sect Master looked at the Ancestor again. "If you want to go to war with the Heavenly Divine Sect, you don't need to make grand allegations."

"Just attack."

The others looked with unease at the exchange.

Dealing with the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect was easy and difficult at the same time.

As long as one was honest and talked openly with the Sect Master, the Sect Master would give them direct answers.

However, if one tried to skirt the rules or honesty, they would find the Sect Master to be very uncooperative.

"Everyone else has already sworn by the Heavens, and you are the only remaining person that hasn't done so," the Sect Master of the Twilight Council said with a strict but calming voice. "It is logical for us to suspect you."

"Logical," the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect repeated with a scoff. "You're only saying that it's logical so that you can justify to yourself to put me into life-threatening danger by swearing upon Heaven."

"You don't believe that I've done it because you know exactly that I wouldn't use such underhanded tactics. Yet, you want me to swear upon the Heavens regardless, even though you're already certain that I didn't do it."

"Is this some kind of political powerplay?" he asked.

It had been quite a while since the two leaders of the Twilight Council felt that frustrated with someone.

Everyone had made a small sacrifice to show their support and unity. As one entity, they had already paid their proverbial taxes, but the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect refused to pay anything, saying that he hadn't supported this decision.

If a majority agreed, one should follow the rules of the majority. Otherwise, things wouldn't work out, and all sides would be unhappy.

The Ancestor wanted to say something, but the Sect Master of the Twilight Council stopped him with an urging glance.

The two of them looked at each other for a while as they exchanged voice transmissions.

The Ancestor had wanted to declare that morality was on his side and that the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect had to comply with their orders. If he didn't, they would declare war on his Sect.

However, the Sect Master of the Twilight Council had stopped him.

Why?

Because every single person that had ever threatened the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect had died.

A threat was a show of enmity, which automatically made the threatening person into an enemy in the Sect Master's eyes.

So, why should he hold himself back if the other person was already his enemy?

Enemies deserved to die, and he would simply kill them.

If the Ancestor of the Twilight Council decided to threaten the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect, the Sect Master would directly attack the two leaders of the Twilight Council with the intent to kill.

of the Twilight Council were certain that they could win against him, but it would be risky. On top of that, even

the Ancestor of the Heavenly Divine

the other Sects, the Heavenly Divine Sect only participated in the wars because they wanted their disciples to get some tempering. They

Why?

out of all of

territory to create more powerful disciples, but the Heavenly Divine Sect only viewed these conflicts as an exercise

Heavenly Divine Sect could fight multiple Sect Masters alone, and the Ancestor of

two ways to

risking their lives. However, that would still leave a chance of failure. To be sure, one

would need to get involved. She was the

methods were theoretically possible but would never

they supposed

to the death

even a

know who was responsible for the death of

at the exchange with bitter

Twilight Council was helpless in front of the Sect Master of the Heavenly

the Heavenly Divine Sect looked calmly at the Sect

"Yes."

if nothing of note had happened, but then they registered

Yes?

Wait, he knew?

Master of the Twilight Council was

could say that the Sect

expected that the Sect Master would give a

the Ancestor asked in surprise.

I tell you?" the Sect Master

teeth in rage and frustration, but his Sect Master stopped him

lose

Sect very well since that Sect Master

to the normal kinds of people, which almost resulted in him committing two fatal

followed the story of the Sect Master of

do you want for the information?" the Sect

Life Fruits of my choosing,"

but his Sect Master stopped him again

both fortunate that the

"We will bring your Law

of the

actually surprised that you didn't guess it yourselves. It's actually really simple," the Sect

grimaced when they heard that

he calling them

sowing chaos among us? Who benefitted the most from keeping the fight going until the

Benefit?

looked at each other with

was risky,

of them

the Vice-Sect Master of the Twilight Council was a

a couple of seconds and scoffed. "You are so used to being above everyone

Divine God can't do anything against you, and

necessarily stupider. If you foresaw how something would go,

genius in the

Never-before-seen genius?

second, everyone

the Mortal Sect suddenly shouted as she